Enchanting a disenchanted world : revolutionizing the means of consumption /
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, [1999] |
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Summary: | In this essential guide to how we now `consume′, George Ritzer provides original and probing insights into the new forms and settings of consumer culture. Ranging from hyper-real Disney worlds to the local shopping mall, these studies of the new `cathedrals of consumption′ will be compelling to anyone interested in the cultural and economic importance of consumption in our society. <p>George Ritzer has established himself as the foremost observer of consumer culture. This is the most important book he has written since his classic work The McDonaldization of Society. </p> |
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Physical Description: | xii, 258 pages ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-250) and index. |
ISBN: | 0761961011 0761985115 |